[ dani gathers him. he pulls him close, draws lexi down into the crook of his shoulder. his hands are gentle, smoothing back his hair.
he doesn't try to stop him, doesn't try to calm him. he doesn't think that's what's needed. he thinks these are tears that need to flow. they come from pain, and some pain deserves to be felt. he lost his whole family, his home, his inheritance. and he's dealt with it alone, for decades, without anyone to lean on at all.
well, he can lean on dani.
he leans his cheek on lexi's head, and murmurs softly against his ear. ]
It's alright. I'm here, I have you. It's alright, I promise.
[ he's unaware of it, but as they sit there, his skin grows all the warmer, as though he's sitting still in the noonday sun. the light inside him doesn't rise, but its warmth does, and filters through him to the vampire in his arms. ]
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he doesn't try to stop him, doesn't try to calm him. he doesn't think that's what's needed. he thinks these are tears that need to flow. they come from pain, and some pain deserves to be felt. he lost his whole family, his home, his inheritance. and he's dealt with it alone, for decades, without anyone to lean on at all.
well, he can lean on dani.
he leans his cheek on lexi's head, and murmurs softly against his ear. ]
It's alright. I'm here, I have you. It's alright, I promise.
[ he's unaware of it, but as they sit there, his skin grows all the warmer, as though he's sitting still in the noonday sun. the light inside him doesn't rise, but its warmth does, and filters through him to the vampire in his arms. ]